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THE
DAILY
BULLETIN
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VOLUME XV.
BROWNWOOD TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 1916
No. 286
OSS
TWO MILLION LI
WHEN STEAMER IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Origin of Fire is a Mystery
and May Never Be
Known; Passengers and
Crew Rescued.
NO PROGRESS MADE
IN SETTLING STRIKE
SYMPATHETIC WALKOUT OF S0000
3TEN IX OTHER TRADES
THREATENED
Summary of War News
MARSHFIELD Ore Sept 15 The
cause of the iire which consumed all
but the hull of the Pacific coast steam-
ship liner Congress last night re-
mains a mystery and probably will
never be definitely Jcnown. The ves-
sel anchored at the entrance to Coos
bay after a race for the port during
which all her passengers and crew
were transferred safely to rescue boats.
The vessel and her cargo was valued
at two million dollars.
Before are last boat loa in which
was Captain Cousins left' the Congress
the smoke and heat were almost un-
bearable. Flames were shooting out
of the ventilators and up the passage
ways.
Shortly after the last lifeboat got
away half of the vessel was on fire.
Soon afterward the flames enveloped
her from stem to stern lighting the
sky to a crimson hue. With the wind
and tide the steamer then began
drifting in toward the spit on Coos
Bay.
All on ifoafd. Jicseued
NEW YORK Sept. 15 Little prog-
ress has been made towards the set-
tlement of the local traction strike.
Plans are being discussed by the
leaders for a sympathetic strike and
walkout of about eighty thousand men
unless the present deadlock is broken.
Although the unions have abandoned
hope for a settlenieaj the belief is
strong in official circles that some
action will be taken soon to avert this.
Fourteen hundred strikebreakers
are to man the surface cars of the
New York Railways company at once
in an effort to restore service on this
system to normal conditions. Six nun-
dred of these strikebreakers will
take the cars from their barns at the
starting hour in the morning. Later in
the day S00 additional strikebreakers
will be pressed into service so that
by nightfall it is hoped the full quota
of "green care"' will be in operation.
The elevated lines kept their trains
The Entente allies won a series of
successes on the Macedonian front
Paris announces. The French Brit-
ish and Serbian forces operating at
different points have broken through
the Bulgarian defenses. The French
troops captured positions half a mile
deep over a front of a mile. "The. Ser-
bians scored a brilliant success after
a battle of several days west of Lake
Ostrovo. .In this great engagement
the Serbians took 25 cannon and . a
large number of prisoners.
The British forces were victorious
west of Vardar near the center of the
entente front where the Bulgarians
retired a distance of twelve miles.
On the Sommo front the French
last night captured .a series of Ger-
man trenches and advanced as far as"
Rancourt the French war. office says.
This statement adds that two Ger-
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man attacks were repulsed at Ver-
dun. The British have assumed the of-
fensive on the Sommo front and
charged over a sector six miles long.
The. lines wore advanced from two to
three thousand yards.
The renewal of heavy fighting . in
Mesopotamia is reported in a delayed
official . statement issued at Constan-
tinople Sept. H which says the British
are said to have lost two thousand
men in one engagement.
The British in their offensive along
the Soimnc have broken the Germans'
third line defenses and captured
Fleers two miles north of Ginchy ac-
cording to reports today to Reuters.
The Austrians suffered another san-
guinary defeat west of Kapul moun-
tain In the Carpathians says a wire-
less dispatch from Rome to London.
MARSHALL TOLD OF
HIS DENOMINATION
HENRY FORD WILL
T
SUP 0
WO
ALTO KING DECLARES HE AND
"HIS NEIGHBORS" WILL SUP-
PORT PRESIDENT.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15. The Demo-
cratic national committee. announced
here last night that beginning next
week more than one hundred promin-
ent speakers wilf campaign in the
middle west giving particular atten-
tion to the states of Indiana Wiscon-
sin and .Michigan while stump speak-
ers will go into -every state In the
west
In the list of campaigners are Wil-
liam J. Bryan United States Senators
Sahfroth of Colorado. J. Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois Hoke Smith of Geor-
gia. Stone of Missouri Underwood of
Alabama; Robinson of Arkansas and
former Judge Albert D. Norton! of
Missouri and John J. Lenz of Ohio.
United States Senator James R.
i Reed of Missouri it was announced.
'has started a tour of Kansas..
Henry Ford the Detroit automobile
manufacturer declares that he and
"his neighbors" would support Prpsl-
dent Wilson for re-election it was an
nounced at Democratic headquarters
ILL TREATMENT OF
MEXICAN LABORERS
CAOSEJF TROOBLE
Omoha Pastor Says Ameri-
cans on This Side of Bor-
der Are Responsible for
Present Unrest.
delays occurred at or between " sta- HVUJJJ' 1 J ' Bainbridge Colby who nominated
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tions.
ACCKITS THE H.ONOH.
The Markets.
COTTON
Futures
New York: Open Close Close
in a power boat reached the congress October . .. .144 a.46S 1o.oVo2
cwtixr n0'r ti MinW-nnri the Til in- December. lo.GJ lo.64-to l-.tS-69
January. . . 15.l)s. 15.71-72 15.75-77
New Orleans. - f
shortly after the Michie- and the Tilla
mook arrived and helped remove the
passengers and crew to the latter two
vessels.
According to word reaching here
the fire was discovered at about 3 p.
m. near lhp second hold in the steer-
age cabin. " Xo word was received
from" the Congress however regard-
ing the fire until nearly 5 p. m. The
main wireless set of the liner "became
disabled and the operator flashed calls
for aid by means of an auxiliary set
At the time the steamer was running
for Coos Bay. She' was compelled to
come to a stop two miles off the entrance.
The Great Northern was the only
steamer on the outside to respond 4o.
the calls for aid. As she was some dis-
tance south word was sent by the
Michie that she need not cornel
The scene as night closed in was
weird. The heavy smoke of the burn-
ing vessel obscured her from sight at
several points along the beach. Sev-
eral small boats were coming down
the bay and they were lost to sight as
they entered the smoke which hov-
ered over the burning ship.
1.:12-U 15.15-17
13.35-30 15 39-41
15.53-54
GERARD
CRITICIZED
October . ..15.01)
December . 15.31
January . .13.43 15.49-50
Spots
Brawn wood 14i7iL
. Dallas 14.70. - 1
Houston-15.30-1
Galveston 15;35
New York 1560. -New
Orleuns-i3.13. .
WHEAT
September opened 1.49 1-4 closed
7.49 1-2. Close yjsty:day 1.4S 3--L De-
cember opened ll.49 7-S closed 1.49
3-4; close yesterday L491-4.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Sept 15.
NEW LONDON.. Sept. 15 The joint
Mexican and American commission
held a brief session today. The .Mex-
ican members- are .planning '"to leave
the latter part of the week for Now.
lork to ceieuTato Mexican Independ- ..cepted the honor. The ceremonies
ence day commemorating the ovor-fwere lne ln''l"of tlif kind to be field
throw of Spanish rule in Mexico. . 4. In Indianapolis within ihe last few
weeks. The other two nntificatfoiis
were for J. Frank Hanly. the prohlbf-
Theodore Roosevelt for. president at
the progressive national convention
in Chicago but who since has de-
clared himself in favor of the re-
election of President Wilson issued
Vino iiWrit Tttnnwc" t? u ' t ' n t n. slatement last night to "the pro
ianndunclne that lie would enter the
was notified last night "of his re-
democratic ticket and formally ao-!'T1' ' 4. . "
iiwiiiuiiiiiuu iu tut" 1 iiia'u jiuius atu-
ate.
OMAHA Sept 15 "From my obser-
vations and from conversations with
army officers and others on the bor-
der" said Rev. John P. Poucher to-
day. 1 am convinced that most of
the trouble with Mexico originated on
this side of the border." Rev. Mr.
Poucher is captain and adjutant o
the Fourth Nebraska Infantry and is
now home on a furlough.
"The trouble is mostly over wagea
and the treatment of Mexican laborers
by land owners on the American side
ne said. 'This land was formerly
Mexican territory and the Mexicans
who have been forced off resent tha
treatment which they say is littla
better than slavery; and when thej
revolt they are shot down."
Rev. Mr. Poucher is pastor of the
Trinity Methqdist church and is prom-
inent in the affairs of the church.
FOOTBALL GAME NEXT
A plan suggested by General Bliss
as a solution of the problem provides
for the formation of a joint iolice
force for services on the border.' De
tails of the plan however have not
heen wotkod out. In its favor it was
tibn presidential candidate and
Charles W. Fairbanks . republican
vice presidential nominee.
A larse . number of prominent
democrats including National Chair-
- . . .1 UVUIVllilUJ IllVIWUHih iuwtvui
arguod that the Mexican people would 1Iian Vance McCorniick. from ail over
BY GERMAN PAPERS
Henry Ford's Cash
to Assist Cripples
Living in Houston
HOCSTON. Seiit. 15. Henry Ford
the automobile manufacturer is said
to have promised financial assistance
to the Houston' Foundation the local
organization which is caring for a num-
ber of. helpless crippled children. .
The amount or Ford's contribution
to the Foundation's funds has not
'been announced. The number of chil
dren now under the care of the Foun-
dation Is small but it is expected that
the addition of Ford's money will en-
large the ocopo of the organization's
charitable work.
not feel toward the constabulary the
same hostility that tey displayed to-
ward the. American troops which
have crossed the line. It also was
suggested. that the police force would
be far more effective In clearing the
mountains of northern Mexico of ban-
dits than either Mexican or American
troops. The joint commission prob-
ably will adjourn tomorrow over the
week end" to permit the Mexican mem-
bers to celebrate the .Mexican Inde-
pendence day Sept. 16.
Constantinople is
to Go to Russia if
Entente Allies Win
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TAKEN
TO TASK FOK STAND ON .SUH-
MAKINE WARFARE
BERLIN. Sept. 15. The American
ambassador. James W. Gerard again
is under fire in a section of the Ger
man press this time for a remark at-
tributed to him regarding a speech
made recently by Dr. Gustav: Stree-
mann. national liberal member of the
reichstag advocating among other
things a resumption of the submarine
warfare. A.uba??aior Gerard ts yuot-
i'd as saying that he did notunder-
Ktand how the r 1 resenintives- of dis-
tricts for which export to America
was a vital qjestCon could allvocate
ruthless submarine warfare.
The national literal press .agency
in a commurfirati m to the newspaper
takes the. ambassador to task for what
it terms 'unwarranted interference in
a purely German 'question'' and says
that the ambassador's remark ite char-
acterized by that "naive presumptu-
ousness. which believes. that the decis-
ion affecting' Germany's political fu-.
ture will be dictated by Germany's ex-
port interests."
The paper declares Ambassador
Gerard would do better to leave 1o the
responsible German authorities the
decision on what use is to bp made
of the means at their command
against England and adds;
"The art and manner in which Am
bassador Gerard and not for the first
time looks after British interests is
extremely characteristic of his general
attitude." '
The American ambassador in reply
says that he never hoard of Dr. Strez-
mann's . speech and . certainly never
made any public utterance of the na-
ture attributed to him. His attitude on
the submarine issues h declares is
based on pro-American not pro-BriU
ish motives.
Prominent Ft W ortji
Shriner is Dead
SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Sept. 15. Ed-
win H. Neu of Fort Worth prominent
in Masonic circles and a member of
the Moslah. Patrol Band died last
night in this city.
Neu was visiting his parents in this
city after -attending the Shriners con-
vention at Buffalo. ' . )
Coleman County
Initiates) Movement
for Belter Roads
! COLEMAN Sept 15. What is- re-
garded as the must forward move in-
itiated in this county or many years
is the organization of the Coleman
t'ounty Good Rohlls and Highway as-
sociation formed at a meeting of rep-
resentative ojtizeifs -Tuesday night. Of-
ficers electee were as follows: J. Tom
Padglit. president; Rev J. KeUain
vice president; Harry' Hubert secre-
tary. ;
The association; will go into perma-
nent" organization! at a meeting call
ed for. Tuesday mghL Sept.. 19 when
all "precincts of jthe county are ex-
pected to he reprisenteid. The purpose
of the association is to Initiate a
emintrywid. good road's-movement
looking to ihe sefriririjj of a national
highway for Coleman county and to
promote the building of better roads j
throughout the connty. .
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept 15
That Constantinople has been prom-
ised to Russia by the entente allies
should the central powers be de-
feated in the war was the statement
made' hero. by M. M. Ichas member of
the duma and one of the Russian par-
liamentary depatation sent by the
czar to England. France and Italy 10
confer with those governments.
"As to whether our understanding
with Roumania will result In. the
march of Russian troops to Constan
hi en Hatches Out a
Pair of Alligators
and Quits Her Job
PALESTINE. Texas. Sent 15. G.
W. Johnson a farmer living at Holmes
Chapel near here found a nest . of
formal poltioal conferences were lieldleggs the other day and. thinking that
.v th iv.Ht- nmi fiini-s fr. iho cnm- thev had been laid by one of his hens.
pi' gn weie discussed. Reports :. of j put them under a broody bird to
what had boon done In Indiana were hatch. But when Madame Hen hached
made to National Chairman McCor-lout two young alligators she left in
mlck. v (high dissust and has not been seen
Martin H Glvnn. former governor since. In proof of his story Farmer
of New York delivered the speech ofHohnson brought the young 'gaters to
notification after having been Intro-1 Palestine with him and pladed them on
FRIDAY IN BROWNWOOD
tne I'nited Suites weri present. . la:
HOWARD PAYNE OPENS SEASOX
WITH TARLTON UNIFORMS
AKKIVEIKTJIIS MORNING.
duced by J. A. M. Adair candidate for
governor of Indiana chairman of the
ceremonies. All the speakers- praised
the present democratic administration.
replied to the republican attacks on-
it and expressed confidence . of a
democratic victory. . .
A big parade preceded the cere-
monies. . -
exhibit.
For Verdun s Heroic
Defense War-Torn
City is Decorated
Rale Regulations
on Terminal Roads
WxVSHINGTON. Sept. 15. The In-
terstate Commerce Commission today
directed the Aransas Harbor Terminal
Railway and others to show cause by
October 7 why the specific order
-should not be issued regulating the
rates. on various commodities between
Shreveport and various Texas rail-
way stations.
iiuuiMu vii iuiKirja. uiis is a miniarvi r 1 t T"Jt 1
secret." he said. DCinaS OJ V llllSiaS
"Russia however has" the solemn I : Rn)A Rnnrlin: Nnnr
promise of the other allies that-Cnn-l KanCnCS-Wear
stantlnople and the Dardanelles will Cilil rt ChihtinlitM
Indians Will Seek
to Recover Lake
Front in Chicago
WOULD SETTLE STRIKE
NEW YORK Sept. 15. Repre-
sentative business and professoinal
men late Thursday offered to co-oper
ate with city officials in any endeavor
to settle the trannit strike which for
the past seven days has hampered
transportation In this city. While
James P. Holland president of the
State Federation of Labor was telling
8000 striking carmen and their
sympathizers at a meeting in Union
Square .after their parade that 70-
000 allied trade unionists would strike
Saturday unkss a settlement was ar-
fected in the meantime Mayor Mitch-
el and the public service commission
were in conference with a committee
from the chamber of commerce the
Merchants' association and kindred or-
ganizations in an effort to. end the
strike.
An investigation begun by the pub-
lic service commission Into the causes
which led to the present crisis prob-
ably will be completed tomorrow. Un-
til then neither Mayor Mitchel nor
members of the commission today 1
- MAYETTA. Kaiis.. Sept. 15. The
Poitavatomie Indian's after a meet
ing of Uie-tribal -council "Announced
today that suits would be brought to
gain possession of the lake-front of
Chicago.
The proceedings will be basel ac-
cording to the. announcement .on the
laim that a hundred year's ago. the
Pottawatomies ceded the site of the
city to the government but sirtce that
time an island then in . Lake Michi-
gan has been connected . with the
mainland and that accretions have
been made along the entire lake front.
It is this property the Indians claim
including Grant Park..
PARIS Sept. 15. President Poin-
care has decorated the city of Verdun
with the Russian St. George's cross
the British military cross the Italian
and Serbian gold medals for valor
the BelKian cross of Leopold the
Montenegrin gom medal ana tnettfiis season
rrencn legion 01 nonor. ana war
cross which are awarded by the
allied sovereigns in recognition - of
Verdun's heroic defense. The presi-
dent further announced that the em-
peror of Japan had decided to give
the city an award of honor.
The ceremony took place in the
presence of Generals Joffre Pctain
Nivelle and Dubois and the local au
thorities 'the decorations being hand
ed to the mayor who pinited them to
a Velvet cushion.
With the arrival of 'two dozen new-
uniforms this morning1 hard and per-
sistent practice each afternoon will
be the order of business for Howard
Payne football players who are try-
ing -to make this year's eleven. The
first scrimmage of the season will be
Indulged in tomorrow afternoon by
the recruits according to an an-
nouncement made this morning by-
Coach Copas of Howard Payne.
The first game of the season will
be played in Brownwood Friday Sep-
tember 22 with Tarlton according to
a re-arrangement of the schedule an-
nounced several days ago. Two games
in addition to the seven already ar-
ranged for are now being sought. It
being the desire of Coach Copas and
his crowd to get at least nine games
II K NEVER WORRIED
IS HELD FOR HIG ROHHERY
And He Lived to the Ripe Old Age.
BL- PA'SO. Sept. 15. Villa's adher- - of 102 Years.
ents have stolen livestock and pil-K -
laged small ranches on the outskirts ' PEABODY. Kan.. Sept. 15. Abel
of Chihuahua Citv in the last week .Cart wrisht. who would have cele-
occnrrlinit in niilitarv ronorts hero braled his 102nd birthday. November
Mexican militar authorities in Juarez P. died nt his home near here early
denied that anv fears of an attack -Thursday Mr. Cartwright. who was
upon the town are entertained but perhaps the oldest man in Kansas
admitted that a brigade of infantry t was in good health until a few hours
lias been sent from Monterrey to re- before his death. He attributed his
inforce the 7000 troops said to be on ! long life to the fact that he never
station there. j worried. He is survived by his widow
. who is ss years old.
GUNNKRV RECORD MADE
Snperdrendiiomrlit Pennsylvania Hits
Five Invisible Targets in Twelve
Shots at Eleven Miles
WASHINGTON Sept. 15. A new
.world's ' record In naval jgunnery has
been made by the new superdread-
nought Pennsylvania the navy de-
partment announced last night. Credit
Is given to the big battleship's twelve
M-inch rifles mounted as a main
battery in four turrets which on a
CHICAGO HI. Sept. 15. Martin ' simultaneous discharge in a recent
B. Flannigan a saloonkeeper was trial registered five hits on a small
- .. 1 Ihrerv lAVrm mllns- flwnv At fh.lt dls-
RETURNS FROM BORDER
AFTER PROLONGED STAY
WALKER-SMITH SALESMAN RE
PORTS CONDITIONS ALONG
RIO GRANDE TO BE FINE.
arrested here In connection . with the
mysterious robbery five years ago of
the branch of the Bank of Montreal
at New Westminster; . B. C. Loot
amounting to $271000 was obtained by
the robbers.
The arrest of Flannigan resulted
from the capture in Toronto Canada
yesterday of Michael B. Shortali a
marble worker of. Chicago- wha was
attempting to pry open a safety de-
posit box in the vault Df the Bank of
Toronto
The box rented by Flannigan four
years ago was found to be stuffed
with Canadian bank notes. Shortali
told the Toronto police he had been
would announce definitely the plans I employed by Flannleari to make the
they have . in mind for setting the trip to Toronto and was being paid
strike. ' I ' 15 a day. for his ."services. .
target leven miles- away. At that dis
tance a target is not visible to the
gunners.
The Pennsylvania Is the first vessel
to have Its entire main battery
mounted three guns to a turret and
her performance Is declared by ord-
nance and construction officer' to be
the final answer to critics opposlng-
t be three gun turret system.
The Nevada and Oklahoma also
new additions to the navy are' equip-
ped wtih 3threc gun and two gun tur-.
rets. Neither of these has. been able
to compete with the Pennsylvania al-
though both made unusually good
scores during their preliminary prac-
tice. The Pennsylvania and the Okla-
homa aro undergoing their final tests
and navay department reports say
are fulfilling the required specifica-
tions in a highly satisfactory manner.
A trip in which--pleasure and busi
ness were interwoven has just been
completed by B. D. Beck manager of
the candy department .of the vvalker
Smith company who has returned
from the Mexican border whero he
represented his . company in making
sales to the United States government
for troops stationed on the frontier.
Mr. Beck made a number of large
sales for his Company to the troops
while away and so successful was he
and so much pleasure did he derive
from his stay on the border with the
soldiers that a trip which originally
was planned for two weeks was ex-
tended over the greater part of the
summer months. Ho left Brownwood
tho early part of the summer Intend-
ing to remain on the border only two
weeks but instead tarried until this
week.
The Brownwood salesman reports
conditions to be good' on the border.
To his friends he has recommended
the place for an excellent summer re-
sort: !
One week from the opening game
or on. September 29 Howard Payne
will go to Georgetown and on Oc-
tober 6 in Brownwood will play
Danfel Baker.
One of the movements now on foot
is to double the capacity of tho
Howard Payne grandstand. Just
what means will be adopted to secure
a larger seating capacity has not been
decided but in all probability the mat-
ter will be decided upon and the stand
completed by the latter part of the
month.
. The roster from which this year's
team will .be selected follows:
. Center Brooks who played last
year with Howard Payne and Harris
a recruit.
. Guards Earp a now man coming-
from Cisco where he had two years'
experience witli the high school
eleven: Stephens from. Houston where
he played four years in high school.
Taokle Patterson 1916 captain and
an old man; Moore who played center
last year; Eubanks an old man;
Camp of Brownwood ".High with four
years' experience.
End Green an old man; L. Mc-
Christy with two years' experience in
Browhwood High; MtDermott; Wat-
son of Blanket; Woodruff who played
end last year.
Quarterback Goodw'in. an old man;
D. McChristy of Bi'ownwood; Pieratt
of Santa Anna
Halfback Shelton an old student
returning; Chadwick an old man;
Stuart from Ballinger with three
years' experience; Sanson an old
man; E. Watson and L. Lewis.
This year's team according to
Coach Copas. promises to be one of
the fastest and best aggregations col-
lected within recent years in Brown-
wood. On the practice lot. prac-
tically all of the men are showing up
nicely and are registering signs of
improvement rapidly.
Case of Spannell
Venued to Angelo;
Says 'Not Guilty'
ALPINE. Texas. Sept 15. Because
of the feeling aroused in this com
munity over the shooting of Mrs.
Harry J. Spannell -daughter of a
leading West Texas rancher and
Colonel Butler an army officer by
the woman's husband a change of
venue to Tom Green county was
granted. Spannel probably will be
taken nt once to San Angelo to await
trial the date of which has not bee
set
Spannell entered a 1 plea of sot
1 guilty.
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